Cloud burst disaster in the year 2010 and the damaged caused to life and property

The cloud burst happened in the intervening night between 4th-5th August 2010 at Ney, Nimoo and Basgo and in the intervening night between 5th-6th
August 2010, Leh, Choglamsar, Saboo and Phyang flash floods.

Number of Districts Affected: 01 (Leh)

Number of Villages Affected in Leh District: 71

Population Affected: 9000 persons

LAND/AGRICULTURE DAMAGE

Total Land Area Affected: 687 Hectares

Total Cropped Area Affected: 660 Hectares

Area where crop damage was more than 50%

ESTIMATED VALUES OF DAMAGE DUE TO FLOODS

Estimated value of damage to public properties: 133.00 Cores

HOUSED DAMAGED IN THE FLOODS

Fully damaged kutcha houses: 664

Partly Damaged houses (kutcha and Pucca): 783

Number of huts damaged: 458

Total Number of Houses Damaged: 1447

Total Number of non-residential houses: 458

Estimated Value of Damages to Houses

LIVES LOST

Civilian Lives Lost (inclusive of foreigners): 224

Army Personnel Lives Lost: 31

Foreigners Lives Lost: 06

Unidentified Dead Bodies: 17

Missing Bodies: 29

Number of persons with grievous injuries: 195

Number of persons with minor injuries: 15

ANIMALS LOST

Number of Large Animals Lost: 91

Number of Small Animals Lost: 311

Cloudburst affected 64 villages of the Leh District over the period of 4th to 6th August 2010:

• Heavy Damages to households, Government infrastructure, over 200 lives lost in Leh, Choglamsar, Saboo, Phyang

• Funds for temporary restoration work: initially Rs. 3 Crore sanctioned by the State Government on 6th August under CRF; subsequently increased to Rs. 5 Crore on 9th August (released
in favour of the PHE, PDD, PWD and SNM Hospital restoration works)

• Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Package: Rs. 25 Crore announced out of this fund for restoration of water lifting schemes costing Rs. 7 Crores and Rs. 10 Crore for SNM Hospital
(includes purchase of C.T. Scan in place of the damaged C.T. Scan; the remainder for the completion of the new E-Block; Rs. 8 Crore also allocated for purchase of DG Sets to augment the
winter power supply)

Druk Padma Karpo Institute, Shey

FLOOD DAMAGES IN THE VILLAGE OF BEEMA, ARYAN VALLEY:

The devastating cloudburst of August 5-6, 2010, and consequent floods have destroyed roads and houses also in the lower Indus valley of the Aryan settlements
of Dha, Hanu and Beema. The Indus river rised to a historic high level flooding the access road and destroying bridges, cultivated fields, houses and shops.